Projet IT

La finalité de ce nouveau projet de service sera de promouvoir les compétences informatiques avec les différents bénéficiaires des deux partenaires communautaires (SAKALA et SOPUDEP). Les membres de ce projet seront responsables de l'installation et le maintien d'un laboratoire d'informatique, et de fournir une formation de base de cours d'informatique pour les jeunes qui sont les bénéficiaires directs du projet. Ce dernier est un moyen efficace pour construire des capacités à la fois techniques et pédagogiques, tout en fournissant un service optimal. Le projet est ouvert à seulement dix-sept (17))

Proposal of the Learning Service Project

 Name of project: IT Project

Introduction

Our mission is to offer trainings in computer literacy to youth in disadvantaged area through our beneficiaries SAKALA and SOPUDEP in order to help them succeed and prepare for their professional careers.

 In term of TIC, most youth in those areas are not aware of the improvements in this field. Most of them don’t know how to do internet research properly, access educational content through the internet. Sometimes they can’t even write a standard paper or prepare a school presentation. As responses to these issues, this project will address these issues through trainings in internet research, educational computer tools and by giving basic Microsoft office skills. We will offer as well free hours for tutoring and technical advices related to what they have learned during trainings or any encountered issues.

Project Summary

As achievement, this project will equipped its beneficiaries with grounded backgrounds in computer literacy. They will have all necessary tools to help them address their weaknesses in this field which will help them improve their school performance .They will be able to access educational contents on the internet  to complete their lack of document for school. 

Project Details

v  Architecture and Environment

We will be working with SAKALA and SOPUDEP’s youth all along this project. Our project is based on the Asset Based Model which means that we’ll be using available resources to achieve our goal. As human resources, our group members will engaged themselves in order to provide the training and installation required for this. We will need computers to set up at SAKALA and SOPUDEP headquarters. These computers should be equipped with tools such as Microsoft office and access to the internet. We will need energy to power all our installations over there. Our trainings will be in Creole in order to facilitate understandings.

v  Implementation Issues and Challenges

First to implement this project, we need beneficiaries, so we have to make sure that we have people to attend the trainings. This is why we will create a memorandum of understanding signed by both parties. Our biggest challenges will be to have an available energy sources on each site, assure material security. The biggest issue will be to assure that the first given lessons or trainings are understandable and respecting standards.

v  Deliverables

Product of the project:

·         Weekly training

o   Introduction to computer

o   Introduction to computer software

o   Introduction to Internet

o   Introduction to internet research

o   Introduction to Microsoft office

o   Educational contents on internet

o   Open sessions

·         1 hour tutoring and advices

·         Monthly report

As we stated in the beginning this project would contribute to computer literacy and help the youth (beneficiaries) at SAKALA and SOPUDEP taking advantages of what they have been learning throughout this program. They will be capable of applying them in their daily tasks which will improve their efficiency at school and be ready for the work force.

v  Timeline

·         November

o   Establishing Contacts

o   Needs of assessments

·         December - Midst of January

o   Memorandum  of understanding

o   Installation of hardware

o   Environment settings

o   Curriculum elaboration

·         Midst of January- End of May

o   Training / free hours

o   Exams

o   Project evaluation 

o   Feedback

o   Final report

  Conclusion

We hope that all the prelisted points will be addressed and that our beneficiaries and partners will work along with to achieve this project. We are well motivated and engaged in this project and want to satisfy the needs of the beneficiaries and improved their skills through computer literacy.  As part of the training we think that sharing our experiences with these youth could be a source of motivation for them.  Maybe this could empower them to do the same in other help other peers in their community who couldn’t access our training .This could develop as well a sense of leadership in their own lives.

List of participants : Jocelin TENEUS,  Jolinx JEAN, David JEAN JOSEPH, Bengy TOUSSAINT, Rebecca JACQUES LEBLANC

Date: On November 21, 2015

Activity Report

We visited SAKALA in order to see their needs and how they can contribute to our mission (offer trainings in computer literacy to youth and to help them succeed and prepare for their professional careers). This first step was helpful. The responsible are really appreciated the project and looking forward to start with the training. We have to work on the schedule and setting down on all the activities.

List of materials and needs at SAKALA after making Inventory:

Ø  A Computer lab available (12 computers).

Ø  They need Monitors to provide training

Ø  They waiting for the schedule to start with the training

Ø  Make an agreement ( IT Project and SAKALA)

They are hoping that after the training the students can acquire skills that will serve them on the labor market and they can integrate other students or become monitors. We must plan our activities and try to do not conflict with SAKALA project. Soon we will have a meeting we can talk more.